sonofabobster

[pine wedge]

Please be patient

Our volunteers look into many questions every day; sometimes it takes them a little while to answer.

Pro tip: you can rename the thread title with `.tr <thread name>`

Make it descriptive, including relevant context, but also to the point. This way you improve your chances of getting a more relevant and specific answer.

[grave zodiac]

J'ai eu une pomme = I had an apple at a point in the past.
J'avais une pomme = I had an apple for a while in the past, I used to have it.
J'avais eu une pomme = I had an apple, something happening in the past before another event that is also in he past.

[tropic dome]

Sorry, I don't mean to be annoying but what do you mean? On that last one

[grave zodiac]

A past occurrence happening before another past occurrence.
Ex: My friend finished the work [something in the past] that I had begun [something else further in the past]. The second part would be in pluperfect in French.

[tropic dome]

ohhhh